Bones in the body
Across
- 5. Shaped like a tie. In the middle of the ribs.
- 8. No larger than a grain of rice.
- 9. I protect the heart and lungs.
- 10. The bone at the back of your lower leg.
- 13. AKA the ‘shoulder blade.’
- 15. Found in the wrist.
- 16. Its unique movement allows the wrist to turn.
- 17. The only bone not connected to another; found in the base of the tongue.
- 18. The associated nerve is the true ‘funny bone.’
- 20. Supports the whole body and makes up the spine.
- 21. I help with climbing AND balance.
Down
- 1. Also known as the kneecap.
- 2. I protect the brain.
- 3. Not so funny when you hit it by accident.
- 4. Most commonly broken in children.
- 6. Stronger than steel. Found in the leg.
- 7. The bone at the front of your lower leg.
- 11. Achilles took an arrow to it.
- 12. The moving bone in your head used to chew.
- 14. I am vestigial.
- 19. Rhymes with Elvis.